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BFI Canada Income Fund Announces Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and a 7.1% Distribution Increase

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - Aug. 8, 2006) - BFI Canada Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:BFC.UN) today reported strong continuing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. The Fund also announced a 7.1% increase in distributions, effective with the September 15th, 2006 payment. The Fund's 2006 financial results include a full year to date contribution from IESI Corporation ("IESI") which was acquired by the Fund on January 21, 2005. Accordingly, the comparable six month period ended June 30, 2005 excludes IESI's financial results for the period from January 1 to January 20, 2005.

Management Commentary

"The Fund's financial performance reflects strong evidence that our market-focused strategies are sound and working well," said Keith Carrigan, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The result is strong organic revenue growth improvements in Canada and the U.S. of 10.0% and 11.2% for the second quarter and 12.8% and 15.5% year to date, respectively. Our second quarter and year to date Canadian and U.S. EBITDA(A) grew by 11.5% and 4.6% and 14.0% and 7.9%, respectively. My fellow trustees and I have decided to share this positive performance with unitholders in the form of an increase in distributions. Inclusive of the increased distribution and excluding the foreign currency hedge benefit that we currently enjoy, I am confident that our estimated 2006 annual payout ratio will be below 90.0%, based on current foreign currency exchange rates. I believe the time is right to increase our distributions given current and future business conditions, which clearly supports a continued positive outlook and has set the stage for us to build additional value through our continuous improvement strategies."

Financial Highlights

- Revenues for three and six months ended June 30, 2006 increased, when compared to a year ago, by 6.0% to $192.7 million, and 17.3% to $371.5 million, respectively. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations and the impact of consolidating IESI's financial results for an additional 20 days in the six months ended June 30, 2006, consolidated revenues increased 13.2% and 16.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

- Free cash flow available for distribution(B) increased to $33.3 million in the second quarter and grew 11.4% to $63.9 million on a six month basis compared to a year ago.

- The Fund's payout ratio of 83.4% in the second quarter and 87.0% in the first half of 2006 is in line with management's annual payout ratio target of sub 90.0%.

Distribution Increase

Based on the Fund's performance and consideration of the current foreign currency exchange rates, trustees of the Fund have approved a 7.1% increase to future distributions from an annual rate of $1.698 per trust unit to $1.818 per trust unit effective for the distribution payable on September 15, 2006 to unitholders of record on August 31, 2006. Future distributions payable to holders of participating preferred shares will increase by an amount equal to the future increase in per unit distributions payable to trust unitholders of the Fund.

Other Highlights for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006(in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)

- The Fund completed three "tuck-in" acquisitions for aggregate cash consideration, including payments in respect of contingent consideration, totalling approximately $1,300 and $3,700 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively.

- IESI drew U.S. $17,000 of variable rate solid waste disposal revenue bonds ("IRB"). A portion of the IRB proceeds was used to repay IESI's revolving credit facility with the balance used to finance construction activities at the Seneca Meadows landfill.

- Effective February 10, 2006, BFI Canada Holdings Inc. ("Holdings") entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The amended and restated credit agreement increases the total available credit under the facility, subject to lender consent, from $80,000 to $120,000 and matures, subject to one year extensions, on June 30, 2010. Borrowing rates under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are more favourable than the predecessor credit agreement.

- IESI amended its Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, effective March 10, 2006. The amendments increased the total available credit under the facility, subject to lender consent, from U.S. $500,000 to U.S. $550,000 and borrowing rates under the amended credit agreement are more favourable than the predecessor credit agreement.

A significant portion of the Fund's revenues, EBITDA(A), capital and landfill expenditures, interest expense, and cash income taxes reported in Canadian dollars, originate in the U.S. Capital and landfill expenditures, interest expense, and cash income taxes originating in the U.S. are settled in U.S. dollars generated from U.S. operations resulting in a natural cash flow hedge. A portion of the resultant free cash flow available for distribution(B) originating from the U.S. is hedged by three, three year single rate hedge agreements through February 2008 to purchase $4,500 Canadian dollars monthly at an average foreign currency exchange rate of approximately $1.22. The Fund reports its financial results in Canadian dollars, and consequently changes in the foreign currency exchange rate between Canada and the U.S. impacts the translated value of the Fund's U.S. operating results to Canadian dollars. IESI's operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 have been translated to Canadian dollars applying an average foreign currency exchange rate of $1.122, $1.138, $1.244 and $1.237, respectively. The financial impact of changes in the foreign currency exchange rate on the Fund's consolidation of IESI's financial results is included in Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

The Fund acquired IESI effective January 21, 2005. Accordingly, the comparative financial information presented for the six months ended June 30, 2005 does not include IESI's financial results for the period January 1 to January 20, 2005. IESI's financial results for the period January 1 to January 20, 2005 are included in the Fund's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

Foreign Currency Exchange

The Fund reports its financial results in Canadian dollars, and consequently changes in the foreign currency exchange rate between Canada and the U.S. impacts the translated value of the Fund's U.S. operating results to Canadian dollars. IESI's financial position and operating results have been translated to Canadian dollars applying the following U.S. to Canadian dollar foreign exchange rates:

The financial impact of changes in the foreign currency exchange rate on the Fund's consolidation of IESI's financial results is included in the Fund's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

The discussions to follow are in addition to the consolidation of IESI for the full six months ended June 30, 2006 and the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

Revenues - Three and six months ended June 30

Canadian and U.S. segment price increases, organic growth, higher fuel surcharges, and the acceptance of higher waste volumes at Fund-owned landfills are the primary reasons for the increases. Acquisitions completed in the Fund's U.S. segments between April 2005 and June 2006 also contributed to the U.S. segment increases.

Operating expenses - Three and six months ended June 30

Higher Canadian and U.S. segment disposal, labour, operating equipment repairs and maintenance, and fuel expenditures, related principally to the collection and acceptance of additional waste volumes, and higher costs to service new and existing customers and contracts are the primary reasons for the increases, coupled with acquisitions.

Selling, general and administration expenses - Three and six months ended June 30

Higher professional fees, including amounts incurred in defence of the Lachenaie landfill statement of claim, and long-term incentive plan ("LTIP") expenses, which are being accrued at a rate of 2.25% of budgeted free cash flow available for distribution(B) in accordance with amendments to the Fund's LTIPs, are the primary reasons for the Canadian and aggregate U.S. segment increases, coupled with acquisitions and the write-off of deferred costs in respect of discontinued acquisitions in the Fund's U.S. segments.

Free Cash Flow Available for Distribution(B)

Free cash flow available for distribution(B) totalled $33,293 and $63,885 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, versus $33,176 and $57,359 for the comparative three and six months ended June 30, 2005. The $117 and $6,526 increases are due in large part to higher EBITDA(A) contributions from continuing operations, approximately $1,200 and $11,600, coupled with the effect of foreign currency hedges to support Canadian dollar distributions, approximately $1,300 and $2,000, partially offset by higher interest on long-term debt attributable to higher interest rates and higher outstanding indebtedness, approximately $1,200 and $3,900, and higher maintenance capital and landfill expenditures, approximately $1,300 and $2,700, respectively.

Free cash flow available for distribution(B) per weighted average trust unit and participating preferred share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 amounted to $0.51 and $0.98, respectively, and is equal to and $0.04 higher than the comparative periods ended June 30, 2005.

Trustees and management of the Fund have elected to define and calculate free cash flow available for distribution(B) using an operations approach, calculated as follows:

The Canadian segment declines are due principally to timing and receipt of vehicles and equipment. Increases in the U.S. segment are related principally to a larger business base, increasing costs to purchase various capital and landfill assets, and higher expenditures incurred on account of landfill cell development and vehicle and equipment purchases, coupled with maintenance expenditures incurred for acquisitions completed through the Fund's U.S. segments between April 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.

Maintenance expenditures are generally concentrated in the first three quarters of each year, which may result in the declaration and payment of distributions that are in excess of free cash flow available for distribution(B) for these quarters. For fiscal 2006, the Fund is again targeting an annual payout ratio below 90.0%, which is consistent with the Fund's historical cumulative payout ratio of 86.7% from its inception to June 30, 2006.

Three and six months ended June 30

Growth Capital and Landfill Expenditures ("Growth Expenditures")

Growth expenditures for the Fund's Canadian and U.S. segment are principally on account of acquired vehicles, equipment and containers to service organic revenue growth, including new contracts, and landfill cell development which benefits a future period or periods.

Growth expenditures represent capital required to meet the demands of acquired or organic growth or capital that specifically benefits a future period or periods. For 2006, management expects to incur growth expenditures to develop landfill airspace capacity that will benefit a future period or periods and to grow the Fund's collection operations.

Distributions

In August 2006, the Fund increased its distribution rate by an additional 7.1% to an annualized rate of $1.818 per trust unit and participating preferred share beginning with the distribution payable on September 15, 2006 to trust unitholders and participating preferred shareholders of record on August 31, 2006.

The Fund declared distributions to trust unitholders and participating preferred shareholders for the three and six months ending June 30, 2006, totalling $0.42 and $0.85, respectively, per weighted average trust unit and participating preferred share. The Fund declared a distribution payable to unitholders of record on June 30, 2006, payable July 14, 2006, of $0.1415 per trust unit and participating preferred share.

Long-term debt

Summarized details of the Fund's long-term debt facilities are as follows:

Both the Canadian and U.S. long-term debt facilities have an accordion feature which increases the available capacity of the Canadian revolving credit facility from $80,000 to $120,000 and increases the available capacity of the U.S. term loan and revolving credit facility from U.S. $385,000, in aggregate, to U.S. $550,000, in aggregate.

Definitions of EBITDA and free cash flow available for distribution

(A) All references to "EBITDA" in this press release are to "income before the following" on the consolidated statement of operations. "Income before the following" excludes some or all of the following: "amortization, interest on long-term debt, financing costs, net gain or loss on sale of capital and landfill assets, gain or loss on derivative financial instruments, foreign exchange gain or loss, write-off of deferred financing costs, other expenses, income taxes, and non-controlling interest". EBITDA is a term used by the Fund that does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers. EBITDA is a measure of the Fund's operating profitability, and by definition, excludes certain items as detailed above. These items are viewed by management as either non-cash (in the case of amortization, certain financing costs, write-off of deferred financing costs, gain or loss on derivative financial instruments, foreign exchange gain or loss, and future income taxes) or non-operating (in the case of interest on long-term debt, net gain or loss on sale of capital and landfill assets, certain financing costs, other expenses, current income taxes, and non-controlling interest). EBITDA is a useful financial and operating metric for investors as it represents a starting point in the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B). The underlying reasons for exclusion of each item are as follows:

Amortization -- as a non-cash item amortization has no impact on the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B).

Interest on long-term debt -- interest on long-term debt is a function of the Fund's debt/equity mix and interest rates; as such, it reflects the treasury/financing activities of the Fund and represents a different class of expense than those included in EBITDA.

Financing costs -- financing costs are a function of the Fund's treasury/financing activities and represents a different class of expense than those included in EBITDA.

Net gain or loss on sale of capital and landfill assets -- the net gain or loss on sale of capital and landfill assets has no impact on the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B), because the proceeds were either reinvested in other capital assets or used to repay the Fund's revolving credit facility.

Gain or loss on derivative financial instruments -- as non-cash items, gains or losses on derivative financial instruments have no impact on the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B).

Foreign exchange gain or loss -- as non-cash items, foreign exchange gains or losses have no impact on the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B).

Write-off of deferred financing costs -- as a non-cash item, write-off of deferred financing costs has no impact on the determination of free cash flow available for distribution(B).

Other expenses -- other expenses represent amounts paid to management of the Fund on the closing the IESI acquisition and are not considered an expense indicative of continuing operations. Accordingly, other expenses represent a different class of expense than those included in EBITDA.

Income taxes -- income taxes are a function of tax laws and rates and are affected by matters which are separate from the daily operations of the Fund.

Non-controlling interest -- non-controlling interest represents a direct non-controlling equity interest in IESI through participating preferred share holdings. Accordingly, non-controlling interest represents a different class of expense than those included in EBITDA.

(B) The Fund has adopted a measurement called "free cash flow available for distribution" to supplement net income as a measure of operating performance. Free cash flow available for distribution is a term which does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers. The objective of presenting this non-GAAP measure is to calculate the amount which is available for distribution to trust unitholders and participating preferred shareholders. Participating preferred share holdings are presented as non-controlling interest in the consolidated financial statements of the Fund; however, management of the Fund have elected to include the shareholdings of the participating preferred shareholders in the calculation of free cash flow available for distribution as participating preferred shares receive distributions that are economically equivalent to those received by trust unitholders and participating preferred shares are exchangeable on a one-to-one basis for trust units of the Fund. Free cash flow available for distribution is calculated as EBITDA(A) less amortization of capitalized landfill asset closure and post-closure costs net of revisions to estimated cash flows, interest on long-term debt, other expenses, current income taxes, withholding taxes on foreign source income, maintenance capital expenditures, and the effect of the foreign currency hedge to support current period Canadian dollar distributions. Additionally, the Fund's gain on settlement of two bond forward contracts on June 25, 2004 will be amortized to free cash flow available for distribution over the remaining terms of the senior secured debentures. Free cash flow available for distribution is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. All references to "free cash flow available for distribution" in this press release have the meaning set out in this note.

Forward-looking statements

This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to the Fund's operations or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on the Fund's operations, estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond the Fund's control. A number of important factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. These factors include those set forth in the Fund's Annual Information Form for the period ended December 31, 2005. Consequently, readers should not rely on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. Although the forward-looking statements contained herein are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Fund cannot assure unitholders that actual results will be consistent with these forward looking statements, and the Fund disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The Fund, through its operating subsidiaries, is one of North America's largest full-service waste management companies, providing non-hazardous solid waste collection and disposal services for municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers in five Canadian provinces and nine states in the United States. The Fund serves over one million customers with vertically integrated collection and disposal assets. The Fund's Canadian segment operates under the BFI Canada brand and is Canada's second largest full-service waste management company providing integrated non-hazardous solid waste collection and landfill disposal services in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The Canadian segment operates one and owns and operates four landfills, carries on solid waste collection operations in 19 markets and operates four transfer collection stations, seven material recovery facilities ("MRFs") and one landfill gas to energy facility. The Fund's U.S. operations provide integrated non-hazardous solid waste collection and landfill disposal services in two geographic regions as follows: the south, consisting of various service areas in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, and the northeast, consisting of various service areas in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The U.S. south and northeast segments operate in 35 markets, and include 41 collection operations, 23 transfer stations, 17 landfills and six recycling facilities. The Fund's trust units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BFC.UN. For more information on the Fund, visit www.bficanada.com.

Management will hold a conference call on August 8, 2006 at 11:00 am (EST) to discuss results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006. To access the call, participants should dial 1-866-250-4910, at approximately 10:50 am (EST). The conference call will also be webcast live at www.bficanada.com or www.ccnmatthews.com and subsequently archived on the BFI Canada site.

A rebroadcast of the call will be available until midnight on August 15, 2006. To access the rebroadcast, dial 1-877-289-8525 and quote the reservation number 21198317#.